Abstract

This paper proposes a falsifiable, systems-level model of Earth–Moon phase coupling during the Eocene–Oligocene boundary (~33–29 MYA), reframing lunar volcanism and terrestrial extinction not as separate events, but as manifestations of structured resonance. Using the CODES (Chirality of Dynamic Emergent Systems) framework, we introduce the concept of Coherent Phase Resonance (CPR)—periodic intervals during which planetary systems enter phase-locked states, generating synchronized geophysical and biospheric reorganizations. We outline a four-domain coherence scoring protocol and propose an experiment using DIMPLE lunar samples and terrestrial stratigraphic archives. This work offers both a novel scientific hypothesis and a philosophical challenge to reductionist models of causation in planetary science.